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Day: <span>December 4, 2011</span>

Unstable Portuguese Passenger Alarms Toronto-bound Passengers

What: WESTJET en route from Vancouver to Toronto
Where: Thunder Bay, Ontario
When: December 3, 2011 5 pm
Who: 118 passengers
Why: A Westjet Boeing 737 was en route when a Portuguese passenger made what seemed to be bomb threats.

The flight diverted to Thunder bay. The passengers disembarked, and the disturbed passenger, a former mental patient, was taken into custody and hospitalized.

The plane was examined and no explosives were found. Passengers were able to resume their flight on December 4.

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